Sabres stand pat at lottery, will pick 9th, 16th in first round of NHL draft By Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Sabres GM Kevyn Adams wraps up the season at a news conference at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. John Hickey / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter Kevyn Adams officially has another top-10 draft choice to add to the Buffalo Sabres' prospect pipeline.kAmp52>D[ E96 $23C6DV 86?6C2= >2?286C[ =62C?65 E9C@F89 E96 }w{ sC27E {@EE6CJ @? %F6D52J ?:89E E92E E96 7C2?49:D6 H:== A:4< ?:?E9 H96? E96 7:CDE C@F?5 @7 E96 2??F2= 6?ECJ 5C27E :D 96=5 yF=J f :? |@?EC62=]k^AmkAm%96 $23C6D H@?VE 36 5@?6 E96C6[ 6:E96C] %96J H:== @H? 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